Would be nice. Single seat could always be squadron
its fine as is, theres no point putting a worse version of an aircraft that would essentially sit at the same BR when there is a better option
Australia bought A and B variant Hornets as well, ignoring upgrades that brought them up to C level specification.
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still no E variant tho
HUG Phase 2.4 = HEP from what I have seen. The only difference being CF-188 uses Sniper and F/A-18 uses Litening.
Yeah, just twin seater Fs and G spec Growlers.
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Oh yeah shit I forgot about that.
Something else I found funny
“and had three main phases.[39] In Phase 1, which ran from mid-2000 through 2002, the Hornets’ computer systems, navigation system and radio were replaced. The aircraft were also fitted to operate the ASRAAM air-to-air missile; these weapons replaced the AIM-9 Sidewinder.[42] HUG Phase 2 comprised four sub-elements and sought to improve the Hornets’ combat performance.[39] During Phase 2.1 the APG-65 radar was replaced with the improved AN/APG-73”
The Aussies put the ASRAAM on their Hornet’s before putting the APG-73 on it. So we could have a F/A-18A hornet with ASRAAMs. And also before the JHMCS. So we can have an F/A-18A with AIM-7M, AIM-132 without a HMD and without any guided A/G ordinance.
Yeah I feel like no matter how Gaijin implement the Hornets, it’s going to be a shit fight.
I highly doubt the Australian Hornet in game will be anything more than just a skin for an American one.
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The aussie ones have the naval parts removed
You mean R-Darter? Well we can always get a higher BR Cheetah C with them and a lower BR Cheetah E without them, would be a very unique aircraft with Fox 3s.
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This info seems useful. Extra Canadian hornet info.
I can’t be the only one who thinks we struck gold with the Gripen and now will proceed to eat shit until the Eurofighter?
Like I doubt we get the F-18 as much as I love it.
Yeah, now I also doubt an F-18 for us, specially if we get some armament upgrades for Gripen.
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Yeah, I still see the Sea Harrier FA2 sooner rather than later, likely as our first AMRAAM carrier. But I reckon they’ll just milk the Gripen C for as long as absolutely possible until adding Typhoon late to all 3 nations. Likely will get AMRAAM eventually (though I dont think in the Fox 3 update)
I’m 97% sure Germany will receive the Swiss F-18 and Italy gets a Hungarian Gripen as a Typhoon stopgap.
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Italy, Probably, not a lot of other choice there, unless they add another F-16 Variant (I think hungary had the F-16 as well)
Germany, Im not sure. Maybe. More likely the F4F-Ice and they’ll just have to suffer for a while.
Italy used AIM-120C and AIM-9Li on their F-16s
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Yep, so they could get that upgrade, but that would either mean moving their 12.0 up, leaving a huge gap, or adding a second F-16A with those upgrades. Though perhaps would be kinda boring, so Im guessing Gripen C for them at some point.
Something else I’ve been thinking about:
Mirage F1AZ. A South African Mirage with a precedent on ground strike capacity (think MiG-27 compared to MiG-23). From what I have read it can use a HMD for AAM’s but no guided ordinance.
Mirage F1CZ. South African version of the Mirage. Interceptor version that the AZ was based on. From what I gather it should be capable of having a HMD as the AZ has one. Pretty much the same A/G loadout.
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